Recent Articles
APR 25, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Labor's Comparative Disadvantage
If you care about the hotly contested issues of trade and immigration, then you should know something about comparative advantage, the 200-year-old economic theory that ...
APR 17, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Discord over KORUS
NAFTA's defects show room for improvement in trade negotiations. Has the United States struck a fairer deal with South Korea?
APR 13, 2007 • Article
Fairness in Sovereign Debt
When can we say that a debt crisis has been resolved fairly? That is, what makes processes of debt restructuring, debt cancellation, or the enforcement ...
APR 11, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Free Trade Means Empty Oceans
Rather than force poor nations to accept further liberalization of fisheries, rich countries must establish new rules for sustainable and equitable management of the oceans. ...
APR 9, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Greening U.S. Trade
President Bush is trying to pass trade bills with Panama, Peru, Colombia, and South Korea. Unfortunately, these treaties fall far short of a Congressional mandate ...
APR 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: A West African Union
Debt relief will offer West African states short-term help, but a strong regional organization is needed to cure deep-rooted troubles. Local leaders must be given ...
APR 4, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Unethical Ethanol Tariff
Importing Brazilian ethanol made from sugar could reduce U.S. gasoline consumption and environmental footprint, and increased consumption would lead to a higher price for ...
APR 3, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China Can Tip the Balance on Darfur
China has been shifting from an attitude of noninterference in Darfur to a soft power posture, acknowledging its risk as Sudan's most important stakeholder. But ...
APR 3, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: United States Obligated to Promote Labor Rights
The United States has been a strong advocate of linking trade agreements and worker rights since the 19th century. But the United States will not ...
APR 2, 2007 • Article
The United States Must Choose a Global Role to Fight Terrorism
Is isolationist unilateralism (the "Israelization" of America) an acceptable U.S. response to globalized terrorism? No, argues Spring, for both practical and ethical reasons.